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In one episode of "Mad Men," a black secretary is reassigned to the reception desk, to which a senior partner objects. However, her previous position was perhaps the second-most client-facing secretarial position - was second-most to most client-facing a significant distinction, in reality?	3
Did Alan Turing "out" himself to law enforcement accidentally or without regard to the consequences, or did he have some prior belief there wouldn't be any consequences? If the latter, why?	3
How similar were Corsica and Sardinia culturally, prior to the Corsican revolution? How much did they diverge in the generations following France's annexation of Corsica?	3
Was Billy Mitchell guilty? Was his trial fair?	3
What made the heavy fabric produced in Duffel so superior, it was worth trading internationally for? Why couldn't fabric makers elsewhere replicate the quality?	3
Request for (English) sources: Nakajima Chikuhei, an important naval officer, industrialist, and politician.	3
What was the context of "The Bizarre Classroom of Dr. Leonard Jeffries," as described in The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education? What motivated people to defend Jeffries and were claims that he was protected by academic freedom made in good faith?	3
Why and to what extent was the US military racially segregated? What were the logistics of operating a segregated military? Was the unnecessary logistical and organizational burden a concern to officers?	3
This year will mark the 30th anniversary of Thurgood Marshall's retirement from SCOTUS. How long were any previous gaps between criminal defense attorneys in SCOTUS?	3
[How] Did the trans-Atlantic slave trade and its legacy affect diplomacy between and foreign policy of participants, both during and up to 20 years ago? What about Jefferson as Secretary of State and President?	3

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